(b) Exception to right to purchase. If the landlord has an intent to convert a housing accommodation to a condominium or cooperative form of ownership and the landlord is transferring the housing accommodation as part of a conversion to a relative within the fourth degree of kindred, there shall be no tenant right to purchase, and the notice of tenant rights may omit this with ISD approval. All other tenant protections shall continue to apply.
(c) Reduction in the number of accommodations. If through the renovation of the housing accommodations associated with conversion, there is a reduction in the number of units, the tenant shall have a right to purchase a unit in the housing accommodations, under the same terms and conditions as outlined above. If more tenants wish to purchase than there are units available, or there are multiple tenants seeking the same unit, the OHS, or its designee, shall hold a lottery to determine who is able to purchase. OHS may ask the landlord to provide mitigation to avoid hardship for residents due to the reduction of the number of units.